THEY'RE BACK! ONE OF TV'S MOST BELOVED FAMILIES RETURNS TO ABC FOR AN ALL-NEW MOVIE, "GROWING PAINS: RETURN OF THE SEAVERS," AIRING ON ABC AS THE SEASON PREMIERE OF "THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISNEY" OCT. 16

"Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers," an all-new two-hour movie based on the hit '80s television comedy -- with Alan Thicke, Joanna Kerns, Kirk Cameron, Tracey Gold, Jeremy Miller, Ashley Johnson and Chelsea Noble reprising their roles -- will air as the season premiere of ABC's "The Wonderful World of Disney," SATURDAY, OCTOBER 16 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Ms. Kerns, whose directing credits include "Defending Our Kids: The Julie Posey Story" and "Boston Public," directed the movie.

As the lyrics to the "Growing Pains" theme song said, "We're nowhere near the end. The best is ready to begin . . ." "Growing Pains: Return of the Seavers" finds Jason (Thicke) and Maggie Seaver (Ms. Kerns) ready to start a new chapter in their lives. With the nest finally empty, they have put the family home up for sale and are preparing to spend their retirement years traveling -- Maggie longs for a villa in Tuscany, while ever-thrifty Jason wants to tour the USA in a Winnebago.

But that's easier said than done, as Mike (Cameron) and a very pregnant Carol (Ms. Gold, who was pregnant in real life with her third son during the filming) -- each with their own agendas for wanting their parents to stay put -- team up to sabotage the move. Meanwhile little brother Ben (Miller), now a realtor, needs the big sale of his parents' home to please his boss, and Chrissie (Ms. Johnson), now an aspiring singer, just wants to get out from under her parents' watchful gaze so she can launch her career as a rock star.

"Growing Pains: The Return of the Seavers" stars Alan Thicke as Jason Seaver, Joanna Kerns as Maggie Seaver, Kirk Cameron as Mike Seaver, Tracey Gold as Carol Seaver, Jeremy Miller as Ben Seaver, Ashley Johnson as Chrissy Seaver, Chelsea Noble as Kate Seaver, Evan Arnold as Richie Franzkopper, Brittany Robertson as Michelle Seaver, Robert Treveiler as Scott, J. Patrick McNamara as Mr. Dillenbeck and Natalija Nogulich as Ms. Gardner.

Jim Green and Mark Bacino are executive producers, Albert J. Salzer is producer and Christine Lynch & Loren Segan wrote the script for the film, from Green/Epstein/Bacino Productions, Inc.

This film carries a TV-PG parental guideline.